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Does the i5-8300H support turbo boost technology?

Anthony813
Beginner
‎11-02-2019 03:53 PM
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In Intel Extreme Tuning Utility, the turbo boost technology is grayed out and disabled. However, in the BIOS, it is enabled, and the CPU usually reaches speeds of 3.8Ghz. Why is it locked in extreme tuning ability?

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AlHill
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‎11-02-2019 05:59 PM
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Yes, it supports turboboost:

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134876/intel-core-i5-8300h-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4-00-ghz.html

 

However, XTU is only supported on X and K processors, not H processors.

 

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